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12. No, it's not the unions

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 01:46 AM

Oct 2012

Ultimate coordinating authority is the Federal Government under the authority of FEMA

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+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #3

CORRECT Skittles Oct 2012 #13

And who coordinated all this? doublethink Oct 2012 #2

The power companies, I'd expect, along with government. Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #5

I heard President Obama earlier today refer to this ... doublethink Oct 2012 #9

Sorry, but this has been going on for decades. Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #22

don't know who coordinated it KT2000 Oct 2012 #6

No, it's not the unions nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #12

It s part of mutual aid agreements nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #10

Governor Brown (CA) said FEMA requested Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #19

They use the Incident Command System. Waltons_Mtn Oct 2012 #21

In Maryland, our Governor put in an "order" for extra crews justiceischeap Oct 2012 #23

Yup, L-4 disaster nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #4

When Ike hit Texas hundreds of crews came in from out of state ... Tx4obama Oct 2012 #8

35 Workers From CO Excel Energy otohara Oct 2012 #11

America a its best. nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #15

This has nothing to do with being "American" or any other nationality Surya Gayatri Oct 2012 #16

Iowa got a lot of help after a huge ice storm Blue Gardener Oct 2012 #17

When Mitt Romney said disaster relief Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #18

Just saw crews from Louisiana in Philly MadrasT Oct 2012 #20

Lots of out of state crews in Connecticut. Jennicut Oct 2012 #24

Paid at the electric co-op today and yes Tsiyu Nov 2012 #25